I’m unclear on the purpose of a router. Could I just have a cable modem directly connected to a (smart managed) switch that feeds all the clients?
I’m unclear on the purpose of a router. Could I just have a cable modem directly connected to a (smart managed) switch that feeds all the clients?
No, because a switch can’t route traffic from one point to another. Specifically, it can’t do NAT. Without NAT you can only have 1 device connected to the internet.